…Lauds Gov Wike’s Support To Judiciary
The Chairman of the Eleme Lawyers Forum (ELF), Barrister Godspower Godfrey has appealed to the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to review its standing with a view to grant her a branch status.
The ELF Chairman who stated this while fielding questions to journalists in Port Harcourt on Monday, said the forum has met the requisite requirements in terms of size and scope to be considered a branch of the NBA in Rivers State.
“We are optimistic that under the present administrations of Governor Wike and Chief Judge, Hon. Justice Amadi, the Eleme Lawyers Forum (ELF) would be granted a full status as Eleme Branch of the NBA in the country. Members of the forum have a spacious common room and other requisite facilities for recognition”, he said.
The lawyer who is enjoying a rising profile in the legal profession, commended Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike for the huge support being given to the judiciary in the state.
“From the bottom of my heart, I want to commend the governor for his initiative and support to the lawyers and the judiciary as a whole.
“Quite frankly, the judiciary have not had it so good until Governor Wike came on board. There have been successive governments since the creation of Rivers State in 1967 but none has done what this government has done for the judiciary. Our governor has put in more effort and resources all the effective and efficient judiciary system”, the lawyer, a Principal Partner of Power and Partners (Ajuri Chambers, Port Harcourt declared.
Godfrey who also thumped up Governor Wike for the many vehicles donated to over 9 branches of the NBA in the state, said the governor capped up his good gestures with the appointment of Hon. Justice Simeon Amadi as Chief Judge of the State.
“The Chief Judge is a truthful and wonderful Bar Man. He has become a Bar Man before he became the new State Chief Judge”, he said while expressing optimism that the administration of Justice Amadi as Chief Judge would usher in a new era for lawyers in the state, as according to him, the CJ is an open-minded person and could be easily reached.
